Science news articles about 'the Antarctic Peninsula'

... of Environmental and Biological Sciences at Rutgers University. The AntarcticPeninsula is the northernmost part of Antarctica, stretching ... concentration and composition along the western shelf of the AntarcticPeninsula that is associated with a long-term climate ...

Scientists have long established that the AntarcticPeninsula is one of the most rapidly warming spots on Earth. Now, new ... ice, such as Adelie penguins, Antarctic silverfish and krill, has decreased in the Peninsula's northern region, and new ...

... cold, dry climate of the western AntarcticPeninsula becomes warmer and more humid, phytoplankton - the bottom ... report that levels of phytoplankton off the western AntarcticPeninsula have decreased 12 percent over the past ...

Ice shelves are retreating in the southern section of the AntarcticPeninsula due to climate change. This could result ... warming is affecting the entire length of the Peninsula. The AntarcticPeninsula's southern section as described in this study ...

... to some specific questions: Have the climate trends around the AntarcticPeninsula been similar or dissimilar to those experienced by the rest ... -Thompson said. "But to date, only two cores drilled in the AntarcticPeninsula, one in 2007 to 363 meters depth ...

... for the dramatic break-ups observed from the 1990's onwards. The AntarcticPeninsula is one of the fastest warming places on Earth ... continues, "We know that something unusual is happening in the AntarcticPeninsula. To find out more we mounted a scientific expedition ...

... shelves in the area and rising sea level. The AntarcticPeninsula -- a mountainous region extending northwards ... to snow and ice cover in the AntarcticPeninsula." Trends in AntarcticPeninsula surface melting conditions ...

... Survey (BAS) says, "We found that the coolest conditions on the AntarcticPeninsula and the lowest amount of summer melt occurred ... time it has been demonstrated that levels of ice melt on the AntarcticPeninsula have been particularly sensitive to increasing temperature ...

... data and modeling. The researchers concluded that the nonsummer AntarcticPeninsula warming is being driven by large-scale ... will play equivalent roles in temperature changes on the AntarcticPeninsula, but after that the forcing from human causes will likely ...

... to respond, to these changes in climate." The researchers looked to the AntarcticPeninsula because it is one of the most rapidly warming regions ... closely, and to fundamentally change the ecology and appearance of the AntarcticPeninsula. "The synchronicity of the changes between the various independent ...

... will not prevent the continued melting of glaciers in the northern AntarcticPeninsula, according to new research. Scientists have discovered that small glaciers that end on land around the AntarcticPeninsula are highly vulnerable to slight changes ...

... cause of retreat of glaciers on the western AntarcticPeninsula. The Peninsula is one of the largest current contributors to sea ... . We now know that's not the case. "The numerous glaciers on the AntarcticPeninsula give a key insight as to how environmental ...

... rapid warming of the AntarcticPeninsula, which occurred from the early-1950s to the late 1990s, has paused. Stabilisation ... at the current rate, temperatures will increase across the AntarcticPeninsula by several degrees Centigrade by the end ...